> In 2024 Cuba produced 9.1 million t of all sugar crops, the 28th largest in the world (0.41% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 49%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/cuba/

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# All sugar crops production in Cuba

In 2024 Cuba produced 9.1 million t of all sugar crops, the 28th largest in the world (0.41% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 49%. The record was 82.9 million t in 1970. Area harvested: 270,361 ha, yield 33.5 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

Production, 20249.1 million t
World rank28 of 137
10-year change−49%
Record82.9 million t1970

## All sugar crops in Cuba, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Cuba compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.41%0.82% in 2014
Yield, t/ha33.5world 70.9 (−53%)
kg per person824world 274
10-year change−49%world +3.5%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 26 | [Bolivia](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/bolivia/) | 11,447,542 | 0.51% |
| 27 | [Kenya](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/kenya/) | 9,365,300 | 0.42% |
| 28 | **Cuba** | 9,050,600 | 0.41% |
| 29 | [United Kingdom](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/united-kingdom/) | 7,816,758 | 0.35% |
| 30 | [El Salvador](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/el-salvador/) | 7,310,908 | 0.33% |

[Full ranking of 137 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/)

### Map of world production of sugar crops

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Cuba is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 9,050,600 | +77% | 270,361 | 33.48 |
| 2023 | 5,100,000 | −27% | 145,293 | 35.10 |
| 2022 | 7,000,000 | −32% | 213,600 | 32.77 |
| 2021 | 10,230,634 | −26% | 348,000 | 29.40 |
| 2020 | 13,871,764 | −18% | 393,000 | 35.30 |
| 2019 | 17,000,000 | +35% | 392,900 | 43.27 |
| 2018 | 12,600,000 | −37% | 314,400 | 40.08 |
| 2017 | 19,900,000 | +11% | 496,174 | 40.11 |
| 2016 | 18,000,000 | −6.7% | 421,600 | 42.69 |
| 2015 | 19,300,000 | +8.4% | 435,600 | 44.31 |
| 2014 | 17,800,000 | +11% | 405,200 | 43.93 |
| 2013 | 16,100,000 | +9.5% | 400,300 | 40.22 |
| 2012 | 14,700,000 | +24% | 361,300 | 40.69 |
| 2011 | 11,900,000 | +2.6% | 506,100 | 23.51 |
| 2010 | 11,600,000 | −22% | 431,400 | 26.89 |
| 2009 | 14,900,000 | −5.1% | 434,700 | 34.28 |
| 2008 | 15,700,000 | +32% | 380,300 | 41.28 |
| 2007 | 11,900,000 | +7.6% | 329,500 | 36.12 |
| 2006 | 11,060,000 | −4.7% | 397,100 | 27.85 |
| 2005 | 11,600,000 | −51% | 517,200 | 22.43 |
| 2004 | 23,800,000 | +7.7% | 661,000 | 36.01 |
| 2003 | 22,100,000 | −36% | 643,800 | 34.33 |
| 2002 | 34,700,000 | +8.1% | 1,041,200 | 33.33 |
| 2001 | 32,100,000 | −12% | 1,007,100 | 31.87 |
| 2000 | 36,400,000 | +7.1% | 1,040,900 | 34.97 |
| 1999 | 34,000,000 | +3.7% | 995,800 | 34.14 |
| 1998 | 32,800,000 | −16% | 1,048,500 | 31.28 |
| 1997 | 38,900,000 | −5.8% | 1,246,300 | 31.21 |
| 1996 | 41,300,000 | +23% | 1,244,500 | 33.19 |
| 1995 | 33,600,000 | −22% | 1,177,400 | 28.54 |
| 1994 | 43,200,000 | −1.1% | 1,248,900 | 34.59 |
| 1993 | 43,700,000 | −34% | 1,211,700 | 36.07 |
| 1992 | 66,300,000 | −17% | 1,451,700 | 45.67 |
| 1991 | 79,700,000 | −2.6% | 1,452,200 | 54.88 |
| 1990 | 81,800,000 | +1.0% | 1,420,300 | 57.59 |
| 1989 | 81,002,896 | +9.8% | 1,350,600 | 59.98 |
| 1988 | 73,744,608 | +4.2% | 1,297,300 | 56.84 |
| 1987 | 70,801,808 | +3.4% | 1,358,300 | 52.13 |
| 1986 | 68,500,000 | +1.6% | 1,328,600 | 51.56 |
| 1985 | 67,400,000 | −13% | 1,347,800 | 50.01 |
| 1984 | 77,400,000 | +11% | 1,349,500 | 57.35 |
| 1983 | 69,700,000 | −4.7% | 1,200,300 | 58.07 |
| 1982 | 73,100,000 | +9.6% | 1,327,300 | 55.07 |
| 1981 | 66,678,496 | +4.2% | 1,209,300 | 55.14 |
| 1980 | 63,977,408 | −17% | 1,391,900 | 45.96 |
| 1979 | 77,311,408 | +11% | 1,312,800 | 58.89 |
| 1978 | 69,653,008 | +15% | 1,236,783 | 56.32 |
| 1977 | 60,353,008 | +13% | 1,137,491 | 53.06 |
| 1976 | 53,486,000 | +2.1% | 1,226,144 | 43.62 |
| 1975 | 52,389,008 | −1.0% | 1,181,399 | 44.34 |
| 1974 | 52,914,000 | +5.3% | 1,190,700 | 44.44 |
| 1973 | 50,270,000 | +7.4% | 1,155,900 | 43.49 |
| 1972 | 46,800,000 | −14% | 1,250,700 | 37.42 |
| 1971 | 54,700,000 | −34% | 1,353,900 | 40.40 |
| 1970 | 82,900,000 | +89% | 1,497,600 | 55.36 |
| 1969 | 43,800,000 | −4.2% | 968,000 | 45.25 |
| 1968 | 45,700,000 | −11% | 1,075,800 | 42.48 |
| 1967 | 51,200,000 | +35% | 1,070,700 | 47.82 |
| 1966 | 37,800,000 | −25% | 1,006,600 | 37.55 |
| 1965 | 50,695,296 | +36% | 1,054,680 | 48.07 |
| 1964 | 37,202,800 | +18% | 1,002,240 | 37.12 |
| 1963 | 31,418,896 | −14% | 1,064,038 | 29.53 |
| 1962 | 36,721,104 | −34% | 1,132,267 | 32.43 |
| 1961 | 55,885,920 | — | 1,260,782 | 44.33 |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of sugar crops in Cuba?

Cuba produced 9.1 million t in 2024, 0.41% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Cuba rank in the world for production of sugar crops?

Cuba ranked 28th of 137 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Brazil with 34.0% of the world total.

### How has the production of sugar crops in Cuba changed?

It fell by 49% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +3.5% for the world. The record was 82.9 million t in 1970.

### What is the yield of sugar crops in Cuba?

33.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (9.1 million t from 270,361 ha), against a world average of 70.9 t/ha.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Cuba is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/brazil/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/india/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/china/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/pakistan/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/thailand/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/united-states/)[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/mexico/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/russia/)[Germany](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/germany/)[France](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/france/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/indonesia/)[Colombia](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/colombia/)
[All countries producing all sugar crops](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-crops-total/)

## Other products of Cuba

[Sugar cane](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/cuba/)[Cassava](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/cuba/)[Plantains](https://husfarm.com/production/plantains/cuba/)[Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-vegetables/cuba/)[Pumpkins and squash](https://husfarm.com/production/pumpkins/cuba/)[Raw sugar](https://husfarm.com/production/raw-sugar/cuba/)[Molasses](https://husfarm.com/production/molasses/cuba/)[Sweet potatoes](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/cuba/)[Cow milk](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-milk/cuba/)[Maize](https://husfarm.com/production/maize/cuba/)[Other fruits, n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-fruits/cuba/)[Tomatoes](https://husfarm.com/production/tomatoes/cuba/)
[Agricultural production in Cuba](https://husfarm.com/production/country/cuba/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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